Hamburg, New York
Hamburg | |
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FIPS code | 36-029-31654 |
GNIS feature ID | 0952086 |
Website | townofhamburgny |
Hamburg ( are in the town. The town of Hamburg was founded in 1812 in Armor.
History
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Historical evidence shows the area was settled originally by the
The town of Hamburg was formed by government decree on March 20, 1812, from the (now defunct) town of Willink.[5] The first town meeting took place on April 7, 1812, at Jacob Wright's tavern at Wright's Corners, which was renamed Abbott's Corners, and now Armor. One of the early noted activities of the town board that year was to place a $5 bounty on wolf hides, due to the complaints of the local settlers who were being bothered by them.
In 1815, mail routes were established. The earliest settlers in the area were from New England. Germans started arriving in the 1830s and set up many successful farms. On November 29, 1824, a meeting was held in Abbott's Corners at the home of early settler Seth Abbott. At a vote of those present, agreement was reached to form a library with the sum of $102.[6]
By 1850, the town was reduced by the formation of the towns of
The village of Hamburg set itself off from the town in 1874 by incorporating as a village.
Starting in 1890 and to support the growing regional steel industry, Polish and Italians began to arrive in the area.[7]
In 1897, a group of women known as the Nineteenth Century Club started a permanent free public library, known as the Hamburg Free Library. Until 1901 it was in various rented buildings. The Hamburg Free Library was moved into a Carnegie library on Center Street on November 8, 1915, where it remained until 1966 when the current library at 102 Buffalo Street opened.
In 1898, the community of Blasdell set itself apart from the town by incorporating as a village.
A
The Kleis Site, containing the remnants of a 17th-century Iroquoian village and burial ground, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[8]
In July 2012, Main Street in the village of Hamburg from Lake Street to Buffalo Street was granted state approval for nomination as a
Geography
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According to the United States Census Bureau, 41.4 square miles (107.1 km2), of which 41.3 square miles (107.0 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 km2), or 0.07%, is water.[2]
Lake Erie forms the western border of the town, and Eighteen Mile Creek forms the southern boundary.[10]
Climate
Hamburg experiences a continental climate (Köppen Dfb), heavily influenced by lake-effect snow from Lake Erie. It experienced a record 81.2 inches of snow November 16–18, 2022.
Demographics
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Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 2,034 | — | |
1830 | 3,348 | 64.6% | |
1840 | 3,727 | 11.3% | |
1850 | 5,219 | 40.0% | |
1860 | 2,991 | −42.7% | |
1870 | 2,934 | −1.9% | |
1880 | 3,234 | 10.2% | |
1890 | 3,802 | 17.6% | |
1900 | 4,673 | 22.9% | |
1910 | 6,059 | 29.7% | |
1920 | 8,656 | 42.9% | |
1930 | 13,058 | 50.9% | |
1940 | 17,190 | 31.6% | |
1950 | 25,067 | 45.8% | |
1960 | 41,288 | 64.7% | |
1970 | 47,644 | 15.4% | |
1980 | 53,270 | 11.8% | |
1990 | 53,735 | 0.9% | |
2000 | 56,259 | 4.7% | |
2010 | 56,936 | 1.2% | |
2020 | 60,085 | 5.5% | |
Historical Population Figures[11][12] |
As of the
There were 21,999 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $47,888, and the median income for a family was $56,974. Males had a median income of $41,440 versus $27,602 for females. The
Economy
The economy in the town is supported by a wide variety of sectors, including logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, commerce and education. In Blasdell, the
Arts and culture
The
It is claimed that the 1885 Erie County Fair, or "Hamburg Fair" is the place at which the hamburger sandwich was invented. According to the legend, Frank and Charles Menches were food vendors at the 1885 Erie County Fair, and created a sandwich of use of ground beef, coffee, brown sugar and other ingredients, and sold with ketchup and sliced onions. They named the successful sandwich after the fair they invented it at.[18] To this end, the annual Hamburg BurgerFest is held in Hamburg during the summer.[citation needed]
Sports
Sports teams in the town include the Frontier Falcons, representing Frontier Central High School, and the Hamburg Bulldogs, who represent Hamburg High School. The Red Raiders represent the St. Francis High School, a private, Franciscan/Catholic boys school. The Hawks represent Hilbert College, a private Franciscan/Catholic college in town. Hilbert has numerous NCAA division three sports teams including but not limited to basketball, football, women's hockey, soccer and lacrosse.
Parks and recreation
The
Woodlawn Beach State Park, on the shore of Lake Erie, was opened as a state park in 1996,[19] and has been operated since 2011 by the town of Hamburg under a ten-year agreement with New York State.[20]
Government
Hamburg is governed by a four-member town board. The town supervisor is Randy Hoak. The town was founded in 1812[21]
Education
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Early childhood education
As of 2021[update], there were 10 preschools within the town, including 2 in the village of Blasdell.[22]
Primary and secondary schools
The town of Hamburg is home to the
The Hamburg Central School District mainly serves students living within the village of Hamburg, but also serves students living in areas adjacent to it. Both Frontier and Hamburg Central are members of the Erie 1
central school districts serve the village and small portions of the town.Higher education
Hilbert College is in Hamburg, north of the village of Hamburg.
Media
The town's weekly newspaper is the Hamburg Sun.
Infrastructure
The New York State Thruway (Interstate 90), U.S. Route 62, US 20, and NY Route 5 pass through the town. NY 75 runs through the village of Hamburg, temporarily concurrent with Route 62. U.S. 20A diverges from US 20 north of the village of Hamburg as both routes proceed east.
Five bus lines operated by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)[24] serve the town. A park and ride facility is between NY 5 and NY 75 near Athol Springs.
Notable people
- Lucius Allen, former Wisconsin State Assembly member
- Thomas L. Bunting, former U.S. congressman
- Brendan A. Burns, U.S. Army major general[25][26]
- Tim Calkins, clinical professor of marketing and author
- U.S. Civil War general and Medal of Honorrecipient
- Peter Case, singer/songwriter, founding member of the Nerves and the Plimsouls, and noted musicologist
- Clyde Brion Davis, author and journalist
- Manly Fleischmann, Defense Production Administrator for the Korean War, chairman of the Fleischmann Commission
- Katharine Houghton Hepburn, feminist social reformer
- Kathy Hochul, governor of New York
- Watergateconspirator
- John Huntly, former Wisconsin State Assembly member
- Jack Kemp, 1996 Republican Party U.S. vice presidential nominee who lived in Hamburg.[27]
- Jim Kubiak, retired NFL quarterback (born in hamlet of Athol Springs)
- Daniel N. Lockwood, former U.S. congressman
- CIA
- John R. Pillion, former U.S. congressman
- Francis J. Pordum, former New York State Assembly member (from Lake View)
- Erie Community College, former U.S. congressman, former Town of Hamburg Supervisor
- Jack Quinn III, former New York State Assembly member
- Frank Resetarits, lacrosse player
- Stephen J. Roberts, veterinarian, professor, polo player and coach
- Erik Schlopy, former Olympic ski racer
- Bob Schmidt, former pro football player
- Jake Schum, NFL punter
- Kevin Smardz, former New York State Assemblyman
- Tom Telesco, general manager of the Las Vegas Raiders
- Tom Toles, editorial cartoonist
- Susan Walsh, former competitive swimmer
- Dave Wohlabaugh, retired NFL center
- John Wrench, mathematician
- Tommy Z, blues musician[28]
See also
References
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Hamburg town, Erie County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 1, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 147. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Town of Hamburg - History". Archived from the original on May 3, 2004.
- ^ a b c French, John Homer (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York: Embracing a Comprehensive View of the Geography, Geology, and General History of the State, and a Complete History and Description of Every County, City, Town, Village and Locality: With Full Table of Statistics. R. Pearsall Smith. p. 291.
- ^ "A History of the Hamburg Public Library". Archived from the original on February 6, 2012.
- ^ "History of Hamburg, NY". History.rays-place.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Colmerauer, Catherine (July 19, 2012). "Hamburg's Main Street nominated to become national historic district". The Sun. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ "Western New York Outdoors". Archived from the original on May 27, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2006.
- ^ " Fourteenth census of the United States, 1920, 1910, 1900" Department of Commerce and Labor. (1921), page 532. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ " Census of Population: Number of inhabitants, 1950, 1940, 1930" Department of Commerce and Labor. (1952), page 32-13. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 27, 1996. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Hamburg Industrial Development Agency (December 20, 2016). "Hamburg IDA Minutes, 12-20-16". pp. 4–5. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ Fink, James (February 15, 2019). "FedEx delivers nearly 300 workers to Hamburg center". Buffalo Business First. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ McNeil, Harold (February 16, 2021). "Hamburg IDA approves $6.85M in tax incentives for proposed Amazon facility". The Buffalo News. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ "Erie County Fair :: About the Fair". Erie County Fair. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Erie County Fair :: Birth of the Hamburger". Ecfair.org. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ "Governor Pataki Announces State Purchase of Woodlawn Beach". State.ny.us. May 8, 1996. Archived from the original on December 18, 2004. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ O'Brien, Barbara (May 28, 2012). "Sun, sand and 'success'". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ "Town Board". Town of Hamburg. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Search for Child Care | Division of Child Care Services | OCFS". ocfs.ny.gov. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Thomas, G. Scott (June 8, 2020). "2020 academic rankings of Western New York school districts". Buffalo Business First. American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "NFTA Metro, Erie County: Hamburg" (PDF). Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ "1920 United States Federal Census, Entry for Brendan A. Burns Family". Ancestry.com. Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com LLC. January 3, 1920. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Barone, Michael; Ujifusa, Grant (1987). The Almanac of American Politics 1988. p. 895.
- ^ "10 minutes with: Tommy Z - Gusto". Buffalo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
Further reading
- Edson, John R. (2010). Hamburg revisited. Charleston, SC: OCLC 610834103. Hamburg history from 1910 to 1970.
External links
- Official website
Geographic data related to Hamburg, New York at OpenStreetMap